Misscellaneous.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 655, 16 February 1859, Page 4

Misscellaneous.

Conflicts between the Turks and Christians in Bosnia. —A correspondent of Le Nord,' writing from Sarajevo on the 19th inst., says the Bosnian Christians are again rising against their Mussulman oppressors, and that "throughout the districts of the Posevina, Kraina, and Herzegovina, the whole Ray ah population is now - agitated by a cry for the fulfilment ef the hatti-humayoum, by which the Sultan has promised in vain to redress the grievances of his Christian subjects. The temporary pacification which had been effected by the Turkish Pachas recently sent into these disturbed western provinces has given place now to a renewed explosion of civil and religious strife. On the 7th October, a sharp tire of musketry was heard along the Austrian frontier, especially in the neighbonrhond of Chamac, on the river Save, near its confluence with the Bosnia. This proceeded from a conflict bet.veeu the Christians and the Turk?, thp occasion of which, as usual, was the extortionate violence ot the Mussulmen Beys. A certain Rescind Bey had collected some thirty ruffians to whom he supplied arms and ammunition, and led them against the village of Bremnik to levy the tax called the trelina. The tin fortunate inhabitants, already ruined by previous exactions, had nothing but their bare lives left, even their winter stock of provisions having just been carried off by the cupidity of Nouvaddin Pacha, well named " The Leech." Enraged at his disappointment, Ueschid Bey seized upon eight of the principal inhabitants and tied them to his horses' tails, to lead them away as hostages for the payment of his demand, The villagers, however, exasperated .this time beyond restraint, made up their minds to resist. Ten picked and resolute men laid wait for the Turkish band on its return, attacked it with great spirit. killed seven Turks and took six of them prisoner*, and -went home in triumph with their liberated friends. The alarm was given throughout the tlis triet, and the same evening the ford ?•' Chamao was occupied b} r a party of Christm"*. who laid hands upon three Turkish custom-house officials, and without doing thorn any I)arm sent thorn across the frontier; four other Turks were detained. The leaders of the iii*"r" gents, Teeho Majstorovic and Marco Arsie. th""11 j went fo i.ho Austrian post on the frontier, and in* formed the commandant, of all that had been dvn1, assuring, him thattho Ityahs felt no hostility to tin? representatives of the Sultan's, government, ;"ill that their only quarrel was with the feudal tyrants whose cruelty and avarice could no lunger be'11; dured. Next morning there were four humlivd armed Christians assembled at Obudorae. anil their force has since been augmented by parties f;omevery district of the country tili it numbers i>M m" sent more than six thousand. They have li"'-!tl1 a national ting, inscribed " Long live the Su!'- ::1 Abdul Medjid, our Emperor, and his htt/tilt«!'"1' t/oiim." An oath of-association has been soloi"I'/ taken by the insurgents, who comprise uunul'"' both of the Greek and Unman Catholic Chuivh. l: is stated in tins'lndependence Beige" that the A"'" trian authorities, on the ftontiev- bave,soiv.ed «l" l!! 10,000 Minio rillos,'witieh were being, sutva:.^ .through, for _tho use of the Bosnia insurgents.

At « inslnonublt? city, at which low-nei-kod «»'*"'*. wore a prominent .forttu're, jVlisa'B——- acUln^-*^' her country cousin : " Cousin did you ever see slH'^ a glorious . sijyhf before ?'• "Nevor since I vVll> weaned, " said Sam, blushing.